Beam scale



Oct. 30, 1928.

W. F. STIMPSON K BEAM SCALE `Filed Nov. 1a, 1927 Patented Oct. 30, 1928.

y UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE,

WALTER F. STIMPSON, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

BEAM SCALE.

Application filed November 18,1927. Serial No. 234,118.

This invention rela-tes to beam scales, and

more particularly to that type of beam scale ber 17 1911, and thepresent disclosure has been made as an improvement thereto.

One of the objects ofthepresent invention` is the provision of simple and edective means for positively positioning the pivotsupports of the scale beams. .In myV prior patent the pivot supports consisted lof hangers having portions surroundingand. adjustably movable upon a cylinder forming a part of a swinging frame, these hangers being adjusted along the cylinder until they reach the proper position and thenA being secured by means of wedges or other suitable fastening means. End caps were provided forclosing the ends of t-he cylinder, but had no function in the weighing opera* tion or supporting ofthe scalebeam. The present invention does away with the adjusting of the beam hangers along the cylinder and utilizes the end capsas supports forl theweighing beams, provision be* ing made for spacing the endcapsfappropriate distances to secure desired leverage effects. Y y

Another object of my invention isthe arrangement of hanger supports for theyscale beams upony cap castings of comparatively greater strength and 'Y provided with collar portions in their adjacent extremities, the

collars being providedwith internal shoul ders vaccurately machined for engaging the opposite ends of a spacingsleeve, the ends of the sleeve being also accurately machined to insurer suitable engagement Vwith the shoulders vand definite lengths between Vthe castings. A tie bar is arranged to force the shoulders of the castings against the ends of the spacer sleeve and maintain thedesired con-k tact of such portions. Moreover, each of the castings is directly connected with the wall bracket to provide support for the Weigh beams closely adjacent their pivot supports.

Other objects and advantages ywill ybe apparent from the following description,

wherein reference is made to the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred.. embodiment of my invention and wherein similar reference numerals designate l similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings:

ligure 1 is a side elevation of my improved sca e. V

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional viewr through the cap castings and spacer sleeve, and

tially on the line 3-7-3 of Figure 1. l

' Referring now to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates a suitable wall bracket secured to the wall 6 or other support, as by screws 7 or the like. A pair of spaced lugs 8 are provided adjacent the top and bottom of the wall bracket, extending outwardly therefrom and terminating in spaced aper tured ears forming part-s of the hinge members respectively connecting with one of the cap castings 9 and a tension rod 10 connected to the other cap casting 11 substantially as shown in Figure 1. The cap Y`casting 9 is formed with an apertured end lug 9a fitting between the ears of the lower bracket lug 8 and with -a hollow collar portion 9b for the reception yof one extremity of a spacer sleeve 12 (note Figure 2), the collar 9'o having adjacent its inner end a shoulder 9c forming an abutment for the end of the sleeve 12.` The end of the sleeve 12 as well as the contacting face of the shoulder 9c may be machined to provide an accurate fit between the abutting parts, and the inner peripheryof the collar 9'J may also be machined to snugly fit upon the exterior of the sleeve 12. Depending from the cap casting 9 is a hook 9d forming the supportffor the loop 13 in which the weighing beam 14 is fulcrumed. The hook Figure 3 is a cross section taken substan- 9d may also be Vprovided with side portions arranged to limit the extent of movement of the loop 13 when the swinging frame or `substantially as shown with a centrally apertured end"wall 11a and a collar portion 11" .carrying interiorly a shoulder llcfor abutment against-the adjacent extremity of the spacer sleeve 12, the end tace of the sleeve and the contacting face of the shoulder 11C being accurately machined. Also the interior ot the collar portion 11b may be machined to snugly lit over the exterior of the sleeve 12. Through the central aperture ot' the end tace 11a ot the casting 11 extends an elongated bolt or tie bar 15 adapted to thread into a threaded socket in the body yportion of the cap casting 9 after extending longitudinally through the spacer sleeve 12 and the collar portions ot both cap castings. The bolt 15 is turned until the shoulders 9c and 11 arebrought into suitable engagement with the ends of the spacer sleeve 12, after which the head of the bolt or tie bar 15 may be pinned or otherwise suitably Vlocked in position to maintain the desired contact between the cap castingsand spacer-sleeve. The end face 11L of the casting 11 is preferably provided with an outwardly extending neck 11, the outer tace of which may be readily machined for engagement with the head of the bolt 15 to insure alignment ot the bolt head and casting. The upper portion of the end casting 11 is also preferably formed with a threaded socket 11 for the reception of a pivot bolt 16 extending through an aperture in the outer extremity of the tension or truss bar 10 connecting the cap casting 11 with the upperflug-S ot' the wall bracket.

Y Depending-trom the cap casting 11 is an apertured shank 11f 'forming a trig loop for the tree extremity of the scale beam 111. Below this apertured portion, the shank 11 terminates in al hook 11g forming a support for the loop 17 in which is supported the 'fulcrum pivots of the lower scale beam 18.

Suitable side members may also be provided adjacent thehook 11g to limit the oscillation of the loop 17,- and if desired, the trig loop portion 1.1flot` the shank may also carry the usual pivoted member 19 ior locking the sca-le` beam 14 against operation whenever desired.

The scale beams may have any desired arrangement, the illustrated arrangement be; ing merely for purposesv oit exeinpliiication. In thev illustrated embodiment,l the upper or main scale beam 111 is a lever' of the tirst class having knife-edged tulcrum pivots engaging with the bearings in the loop 13 supported on the hook ot' the cap casting 9, andr also being provided with knife-edged pivots 14 between the iulcrum pivots and the wall. at any desired distance. From the pivot 14 is suspended through the medium of pivotbearing loops and an intermediate connecting loop thev auxiliary or lower beam 18, which is shown as a lever o'f the third class with its 'ulcrum pivots bearing upon the loop 17 supported upon the hook 11g ot the cap casting 11.v T ie opposite end of the auxiliarybeam 18 carries pivots engaging with the lowermost loop of the loops suspended from the pivot 111 of the main beam, and between these pivots of the auxiliary beam is arranged a third pivot 19 with its knife-edges extending upwardly and carrying a loop 20 from which is suspended a nieat hook 21 or other suitable commodity receiver of the usual type. Obviously the dtances between pivots on t-he main and ay liary beams may be varied to secure desired load offsetting capacities of the poises slidable thereon in the usual manner of beam scales. Also it will lie-apparent that the distances between the fulcrum pivots of the main and auxiliary beams may be'changed at will by interposing spacer sleeves 12 of diil'erent lengths between the cap castings 9 and 11.

"What I claim is:

1. In a supportfor a beam scale, a sleeve, a pair of cap castings encircling the ends oi the sleeve and provided with shoulders respectively contacting the end faces of the sleeve, and means carried by the castings for suspending the scale beams.

2. In a support :tor a beam scale, a sleeve, a pair ofl cap castings encircling the ends ot the sleeve and provided with shoulders respectively contacting the end faces of Vthe sleeve, a tie bar arranged to maintain` the shoulders andslceve ends in engagement, and means carried by the castings for suspending the scale beams.

3. In a support for a beam scale, a sleeve, a pair ot cap castings encircling the ends ot the sleeve and provided with shoulders respectively contacting the end faces of the sleeve, a tie bar extending through the sleeve and arranged to maintain the shoulders and sleeve ends in engagement, and means carried by the .castings for suspending the scale beams.

4. In a lsupport for a beam scale, a sleeve, a pair of cap castings encircling the ends ot ythe sleeve and provided with shoulders respectively contacting the end faces ot' the sleeve, one of said castings having a threaded socket substantially centrally of its shoulder, a tie bar extending through the sleeve and one, casting and threading into said socket in the other `east-ing for maintaining said shoulders and sleeve ends in engagement, and means carried by the castings lfor suspending the scale beams.

5. In a support .tor beam scales, a wall bracket having a pair of lugs provided with apertured spaced ears, a cap casting having an apertured lug extending between the ears of one of said lugs and a collar portion having an internal shoulder, a second casting having a collar portion provided with an internal shoulder, means for pivotally connect.- ing the second casting with the other lug of the Wall bracket, a spacer sleeve having its extremities extending into the collar portions of said Vcastings and engaging said lli shoulders, means for maintaining the shoulprovided with internal shoulders for engagders and sleeve ends in engagement, and ing the end faces of the sleeve, and mea-ns means carried by the castings for suspendfor maintaining the sleeve ends and said 10 ing the scale beams. shoulders in engagement, the castings car- 5 6. In a support for beam scales, a sleeve, rying hooks for suspending scale beams.

a pail` of cap castings having collar por- In Witness WhereofIhereunto set my hand. tions encircling the ends of the sleeve and WALTER F. STIMPSON. 

